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Janet Carmine, Library Media Specialist George Marks Elementary School DeLand, Florida 32724 386-822-6630 jcarmine@mail.volusia.k12.fl.us http://www.volusia.k12.fl.us/schools/geomarks/ Hello, I feel like I should be writing to Dear Abby or Anne Landers, but you = folks will understand my problem better. I have a situation in my media = center and I need some suggestions for handling it. In this school, = I've had 3 clerks, and each one was better than the one before. Last = spring, my long-time media clerk retired because of a health issue. My = principal interviewed all applicants, and then send me her selections. I = interviewed 3 people, and chose the one who I thought would be best. It = is not working out. She was there for the final 8 weeks of school, and = I thought the reasons for our problems were based on the huge shoes she = was trying to fill. That was not the case. So far this year, we've been in school for 5 weeks. The situation is = worse. She is very uncooperative with me. She wants to do only the = clerical duties. We are responsible for all AV in the school, = technology, the web page, the electronic bulletin board, the morning = news program, teaching classes all day every day, and maintaining a = weekly "store" for our reading program rewards. When I ask her to do = something else, she tells me she is not comfortable with it. =20 She is very good clerically. She is very organized and neat, a feature = which is my weakness. She is good with the children and the teachers. = She stays until a job is finished, not worrying about the time after = school. She is often argumentative with me. And it's the little things = that drive me crazy. She refuses to have a pencil on the counter for = quick use. Pencils stay in the drawer. She refuses to have a pair of = scissors behind the counter. They are in a drawer. She moved all my = phone lists and I have to search for them. (They'd been in the same = place for years -- just updated several times a year.) Am I being petty? Am I being childish? Should I talk to my = administrator about the situation. I am not enjoying this school year = at all. Sincerely Jante Carmine, Library Media Specialist George Marks Elementary School DeLand, Florida 32724 386-822-6986 jcarmine@mail.volusia.k12.fl.us http://schools.volusia.k12.fl.us/geomarks/ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-==-=-=- All LM_NET postings are protected by copyright law. To change your LM_NET status, e-mail to: listserv@listserv.syr.edu In the message write EITHER: 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL 3) SET LM_NET MAIL 4) SET LM_NET DIGEST * Allow for confirmation. LM_NET Help & Information: http://ericir.syr.edu/lm_net/ Archive: http://askeric.org/Virtual/Listserv_Archives/LM_NET.shtml LM_NET Select/EL-Announce: http://www.cuenet.com/archive/el-announce/ LM_NET Supporters: http://ericir.syr.edu/lm_net/ven.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-